Gordo, Alabama

Gordo is a town of Alabama in the United States.[2] The name was derived from the Battle of Cerro Gordo during the Mexican-American War.[3]

Gordo, Alabama
Town
Location of Gordo in Pickens County, Alabama
Location of Gordo in Pickens County, Alabama
Coordinates: 33°19′17″N 87°54′13″W
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyPickens
Government
 • MayorCraig Patterson
Area
[1]
 • Total3.26 sq mi (8.44 km2)
 • Land3.25 sq mi (8.42 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
282 ft (86 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total1,750
 • Estimate 
(2019)
1,614
 • Density496.16/sq mi (191.58/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP code
35466
Area code205, 659
FIPS code01-30736
GNIS feature ID0119169
Websitewww.townofgordo.org

References
  1. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  2. Encyclopedia of Alabama, 2012
  3. "Towns have unusual beginning". Cherokee County Herald. February 22, 1989. pp. 7B. Retrieved 28 April 2015.


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